Name: David R Perry
Dateline: Nashville, Tennessee
Weblog: www.davidrperry.com/index.php [RSS]
Articles: 98
First Published: Saturday, August 20, 2005
Last Published: Monday, December 1, 2008
Currently listing articles 98-51:
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Music Review: Giya Kancheli - Little Imber— Georgian composer Kancheli two war-inspired vocal works of post-modernist classical music in his latest collection, Little Imber.
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Music Review: Paul van Dyk - Hands On In Between— The companion to Paul's previous album, In Between, receives a solid, if homogeneous, remix treatment.
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Music Review: Andy Yorke - Simple— Former lead singer of Unbelievable Truth delivers his long-awaited debut solo release, full of brooding singer-songwriter fare.
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Music Review: Deadmau5 - Random Album Title— The debut from buzz-worthy electronic act Deadmau5 does not disappoint, offering deep prog-house, minimal techno goodness.
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Music Review: The Cure - 4:13 Dream— A polished new release that almost plays like an "inspired by" record to much of The Cure's older work.
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DVD Review: Talk Talk - Live At Montreux 1986— Showing Talk Talk at their peak, this is a rare live performance from a truly original band giving an impressive show.
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Music Review: Elbow - Live From London— Elbow offers up a live EP exclusively for iTunes, mainly consisting of material from their latest record.
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DVD Review: It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia - Season 3— Season 3 finds the Philly crew in rare form, and remains one of the more cleverly written sitcoms in recent memory.
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Product Review: NuTouch Case for iPhone 3G— The NuTouch iPhone 3G case strikes a balance between svelte design and usefulness for nervous iPhone owners and klutzes alike.
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Music Review: Sasha - Invol2ver— Sasha delivers more electronic perfection on his grand follow up to Involver, Invol2ver
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Music Review: Unkle - End Titles...Stories For Films— Unkle follow up War Stories with a complimentary selection of new material in the same vein.
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Music Review: Hybrid - Soundsystem 01— Hybrid offers a split DJ offering, with both ambient-cinematic and tech-house sides; but flavored with their trademark sound.
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Music Review: Peter Bradley Adams - Leavetaking— Former eastmountainsouth troubadour delivers a strongly compelling second solo album.
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An Interview with Uncounted Director David Earnhardt— Filmmaker David Earnhardt discusses his documentary Uncounted: The New Math of American Elections.
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DVD Review: Cinematic Titanic - The Wasp Woman— Mystery Science Theater 3000 returns (again) with Cinematic Titanic. Finally you have new Joel episodes!
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Music Review: Elsiane - Hybrid— Bjork meets gentle trip-hop with this duo's debut release.
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Music DVD Review: DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist - The Hard Sell at the Hollywood Bowl— DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist combine once again for a masterful and innovative live DJ set.
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Music Review: Rob Dickinson - Fresh Wine For The Horses— The former Catherine Wheel frontman delivers a reissue of his debut solo album.
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Music Review: Steinski - What Does It All Mean?— One of the godfathers of mashup and collage music finally sees a non-bootleg release of classic underground hip hop.
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Music Review: Yaz - In Your Room— In Your Roomis a very nice summation of a brief, but shining seminal '80s act.
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Music Review: Tiesto - In Search Of Sunrise Vol. 7: Asia— In Search Of Sunrise Vol. 7: Asia is a great return to form for Tiesto, and an excellent mix for the summer.
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DVD Review: The Onion Movie— An odd mixture of actual news spoofs mixed with completely random skits, with mixed results.
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Music Review: Sasha - The emFire Collection: Mixed, Unmixed & Remixed— The emFire Collection: Mixed, Unmixed & Remixed feels like a disappointing mix of the old and the not very good.
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Music Review: Armin Van Buuren - Imagine— Imagine is a great introduction to Armin's brand of melodic and accessible trance. It's a no-brainer.
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Music Review: Above & Beyond - Anjunabeats 100: From Goa to Rio— Anjunabeats 100 is a worthwhile set for those who might be new to either trance or Above & Beyond.
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Music Review: Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
— The Seldom Seen Kid showcases Elbow at the height of its powers, delivering some of the best songs of their career.
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Music Review: M83 - Saturdays = Youth— Saturdays = Youth is M83's 80's new-wave pop album, adding to their existing style with more standard song structure.
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Music Review: Moby - Last Night— Last Night is crippled by the memory of far better albums from Moby that have come before.
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Music Review: Greg Laswell - How The Day Sounds EP— Laswell's How The Day Sounds bests his previous work, offering a richer listening experience of new, and arguably improved, songs.
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Music Review: Goldfrapp - Seventh Tree— Seventh Tree is an exquisite collection of almost perfect songs. It's spring and summer wrapped around delicate and potent memories.
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Music Review: Armin Van Buuren - Universal Religion 2008— The newly-crowned #1 DJ in the world delivers the latest in his trance empire's conquest of the globe.
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Music Review: Sasha - "Park It In The Shade"— Sasha delivers the second track in a very promising series of new material.
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Music Review: Sasha - "Coma" — "Coma" is a dark, rumbling and twisting dance track, and sets the stage for more exciting new tracks from Sasha.
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Music Review: Jimmy Van M - Balance 10.1— Fans of John Digweed and more recent Dave Seaman should give heed to this latest mix from Jimmy Van M.
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Music DVD Review: Patty Griffin - Live From The Artist's Den— A short but sweet set from Patty Griffin showcases her new songs as well as past favorites.
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Music Review: Michael Brook - BellCurve— BellCurve is a grand, lushly cohesive reworking of last year's RockPaperScissors, recommended for those seeking a more progressive ambient fix.
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Music Review: The Birthday Massacre - Walking With Strangers— The Birthday Massacre deliver another classic album, mixing goth rock and synth-pop into an almost violently catchy masterpiece.
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Music Review: M83 - Digital Shades, Vol. 1— Digital Shades is a highly enjoyable, if brief, ambient project from M83. Fans are encouraged to indulge their slower sides.
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Music Review: Strings Of Consciousness - Our Moon Is Full— Strings Of Consciousness. Think indie post-rock spoken word experimental fusion jazz, and you'll be halfway there.
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Book Review: Spontaneous Tourism - The Busy Person's Guide To Travel by James Samans— Spontaneous Tourism is a mixture of common sense and potentially revelatory information regarding the why and how of travel.
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Music Review: Fauxliage - Fauxliage— Delerium pairs with Leigh Nash for a full length record, much in the vein of their previous work.
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DVD Review: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film For Theaters For DVD— The DVD of the movie based on the show inspired by food products living in the suburbs of New Jersey.
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Music Review: Ferry Corsten - Passport United States of America— Ferry Corsten's latest deftly mixes his current love of distilling thumping progressive-house tracks with the soaring, melodic sensibilities of trance.
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Music Review: Unkle - War Stories— Unkle morph slightly into an angular, thumping, yet spacious rock band, and deliver perhaps their most accessible album to date.
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Music Review: Mocean Worker - Cinco De Mowo!— Mocean Worker takes a DJ's approach to big band swing and jazz music, where a retro appeal is very much intentional.
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Music Review: The Little Heroes - Cinematic Americana— The Little Heroes are a talented band in search of a style, effortlessly shifting from roots rock to pop-punk and more in the span of
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Music Review: Erasure - Light at the End of the World— Perfectly timed to come out at the beginning of Summer, it's full of breezy pop songs that hearken back to the group's heyday.
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Music Review: The Autumn Defense - The Autumn Defense— The self-titled The Autumn Defense record finds the group moving from Wilco side-project to a force of their own.
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